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U.S. Marines Corps: Leaders of Week 13

By Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor -
3 years ago

Every Saturday night during the college football season, BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina hands out his weekly Big Ten Game Balls. The series is called “U.S. Marines Corps: Leaders of the Week,” and it’s designed to spotlight the Big Ten’s top individual performances. Who took home the honors from Week 13? Find out in this post.

WEEK 13 GAME BALLS

1. Robert Marve, QB, Purdue: 20-29, 348 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT – You know the story by now, that Marve is playing on one knee and will undergo surgery to repair a torn ACL following the season. That surgery will wait until at least late December now that Marve led Purdue to bowl eligibility. In a must-win situation, Marve threw for 348 yards and four touchdowns (Watch TD No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4), both career highs, to send Purdue past Indiana and into a bowl game.

2. Jordan Hill, DT, Penn State – 12 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks – Hill sure made Michael Mauti’s absence a lot easier to tolerate in an emotional 24-21 overtime victory over Wisconsin on Senior Day at Beaver Stadium. The senior tormented Wisconsin’s offensive line all day, registering a staggering 12 tackles from his defense tackle position. The guy was all over the field, there’s no other way to put it.

3. Akeem Shavers, RB, Purdue – 27 car., 126 yards, 1 TD; 2 rec., 99 yards, 2 TD – Put it this way: Shavers entered the fourth quarter of Saturday’s season finale with six touchdowns before he exploded for three scores in four-plus minutes to help lead Purdue past Indiana. The outburst included two receiving scores for 99 yards (Watch TD catch No. 1 | No. 2), both career highs.

4. Le’Veon Bell, RB, Michigan State:35 car., 266 yards, 1 TD; 1 rec., 9 yards – It was all Bell all day in Michigan State’s bowl-clinching win at Minnesota. The junior workhorse was an absolute beast, racking up a career-high 266 yards and one touchdown (Watch TD). Bell averaged a ridiculous 7.6 yards per carry, too, and picked up much of his yards after first contact (Watch example No. 1 | No. 2).

BTN.com web editor Brent Yarina covers football and men’s basketball for BTN.com. He writes the popular uniform feature “Clothes Call,” which also focuses on the latest cosmetic changes across Big Ten arenas and stadiums. Read all of his work here. You can subscribe to Yarina’s RSS feed and follow him on Twitter @BTNBrentYarina.